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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
National Finance

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14

Chair: The Honourable JOSEPH A. DAY

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 (in camera)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Issue No. 9

Third (final) meeting on:
Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014

Third meeting on:
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015

Eighth (final) meeting on:
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014

First meeting on:
Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (borrowing of money)

First, second and third (final) meetings on:
Bill C-462, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (borrowing of money)

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Supplementary Estimates (C) 2013-2014)

THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Main Estimates 2014-2015 — First Interim Report)

THE SEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Main Estimates 2013-2014 — Final Report)

THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-462, Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Act)

WITNESSES

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Cheryl Gallant, M.P., Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, sponsor of the bill.

Canadian Psychological Association:

Dr. Karen R. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer.

National Benefit Authority:

Akiva Medjuck, President.

The Disability Benefit Group:

Dr. Paul Okorofsky, Director of Client Care and Partner.

TaxWise Inc.:

Shawn Anthony, Senior Manager.

Disabled Women's Network of Canada: (by video conference)

Carmela Hutchinson, President and Member at Large on the Executive Committee of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.


Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Canada Revenue Agency:

Brian McCauley, Assistant Commissioner, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch;

Nathalie Dumais, Director General, Benefit Programs Directorate.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The Honourable Senator Wilfred P. Moore, sponsor of the bill.

Department of Finance Canada:

Dan Calof, Acting Director, Financial Markets Division;

Marie-Josée Lambert, Chief, Domestic Debt Management Policy, Financial Sector Policy Division.

Bank of Canada:

Grahame Johnson, Chief, Funds Management and Banking.

As individuals:

Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University;

Peter Devries, Consultant on Fiscal Affairs.


Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada:

Nadir Patel, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Planning, Finance and Information Technology;

Arun Thangaraj, Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management Bureau.

Transport Canada:

André Lapointe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer.

Department of National Defence:

Kevin Lindsey, Chief Financial Officer;

Rear-Admiral Patrick Finn, Chief of Staff, Material Group;

Major-General Ian C. Poulter, Chief of Program.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Chair

The Honourable Larry W. Smith, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Bellemare, Buth, Callbeck *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Chaput, *Cowan (or Fraser), Eaton, Gerstein, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Mockler, Seth

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (April 3, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Merchant replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (April 2, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Chaput replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (April 1, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Merchant replaced the Honourable Senator Chaput (March 31, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Seth replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (March 25, 2014).

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